World Economic Forum

World Economic Forum

▪ international conference
      international conference that is convened each winter, traditionally in Davos, Switz., for discussions of global commerce, economic development, political concerns, and important social issues.

      The conference was founded by the German business policy scholar Klaus Schwab, who in 1971 organized a meeting of European corporate leaders interested in making their businesses competitive with U.S. firms. Known then as the European Management Forum, the group added political and social topics to its conference agenda in the mid-1970s, and by the end of the decade it had begun sponsoring regional meetings in other parts of the world. It assumed the name World Economic Forum in 1987 to reflect the importance of global economic and political issues, including international conflict, poverty, and environmental problems. Some of the world's most prominent business leaders, politicians, policy makers, scholars, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations (nongovernmental organization) attend the annual meetings.

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